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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 200 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 20/300 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10-15V DC Separate PSU
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines (Discontinued) Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1968 and 19xx
Dimensions 267 × 85 × 190 mm
(10.51 × 3.35 × 7.48 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
?
Weight 1.82 kg (4.0 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 255 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC009000XLT LOWE-HF-000250 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350C